Five pediatric deaths connected with influenza were reported
during the 2010-11 season, according to the Arizona Department of
Health Services. The season concluded with the latest report, which
covers Sept. 25 to Oct. 4.

A total 9,837 lab-confirmed cases were reported across Arizona.
Many more likely were sick, as some people don't require lab
testing, health officials say.

Most confirmed cases - 30 percent - were in people 19 to 49 years
age. The second biggest group was children 5 to 18, with 27 percent
of the cases. Arizona's youngest population - birth through age 4 -
saw 23 percent of the confirmed cases.

One percent of cases did not have the patient's age.

The remainder was in people age 50 and older.

The 2010-11 season saw the second-highest number of confirmed cases
in the last four years.

The largest number was reported during the 2009-10 season, when
there was an outbreak of the influenza known as H1N1. Vaccinations
now cover that strain of the disease.